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The Darkest Web

Drugs, death and destroyed lives ... the inside story of the internet's evil twin
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The Darkest Web by Eileen Ormsby delves into the hidden, enigmatic depths of the internet where anonymity reigns supreme, exploring the dark web’s notorious markets for illegal goods and services. The book provides an intriguing look at the people behind these digital realms, from hackers and drug lords to online hitmen, unravelling their activities and the investigative measures taken to bring them to justice. It's a gripping exploration of the digital underworld and the human stories intertwined within it.
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This book may appeal to you if you are intrigued by the shadowy realms of the internet and the chilling real-life stories of digital criminals. The author delves into the hidden corners of the web, providing a gripping and disturbing exploration of cybercrime. If you enjoy a suspenseful journey through the world's most notorious online underworld, this will captivate your interest.

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Hitmen for hire, drugs for sale. Inside the dangerous world that lurks beneath the bright, friendly light of your internet screen

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Dark...

A kingpin willing to murder to protect his dark web drug empire. A corrupt government official determined to avoid exposure. The death of a dark web drugs czar in mysterious circumstances in a Bangkok jail cell, just as the author arrives there.

Who is Variety Jones and why have darknet markets ballooned tenfold since authorities shut down the original dark web drugs bazaar, Silk Road? Who are the kingpins willing to sell poisons and weapons, identities and bank accounts, malware and life-ruining services online to anyone with a wallet full of Bitcoin?

Darker...

A death in Minnesota leads detectives into the world of dark web murder-for-hire where hundreds of thousands of dollars in Bitcoin is paid to arrange killings, beatings and rapes. Meanwhile, the owner of the most successful hitman website in history is threatening the journalists who investigate his business with a visit from his operativesβ€” and the author is at the top of his list.

Darkest...

People with the most depraved perversions gather to share their obscene materials in an almost inaccessible corner of the dark web. A video circulates and the pursuit of the monsters responsible for 'Daisy's Destruction' leads detectives into the unimaginable horror of the world of hurtcore.

There's the world wide web - the internet we all know that connects us via news, email, forums, shopping and social media. Then there's the dark web - the parallel internet accessed by only a select few. Usually, those it connects wish to remain anonymous and for good reason.

Eileen Ormsby has spent the past five years exploring every corner of the Dark Web. She has shopped on darknet markets, contributed to forums, waited in red rooms and been threatened by hitmen on murder-for-hire sites. On occasions, her dark web activities have poured out into the real world and she has attended trials, met with criminals and the law enforcement who tracked them down, interviewed dark web identities and visited them in prison.

This book will take you into the murkiest depths of the web's dark underbelly: a place of hitmen for hire, red rooms, hurtcore sites and markets that will sell anything a person is willing to pay for - including another person. The Darkest Web.

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The Darkest Web by Eileen Ormsby delves into the hidden corners of the internet, exploring the shadowy world of the dark web. Critics often highlight Ormsby's ability to personalise the chilling tales, blending meticulous research with gripping storytelling. The book is frequently praised for its eye-opening insights into cybercrime and the courage it took for the author to explore such a daunting subject.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781760875626

Publisher: Allen & Unwin

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 June 2019

Country: Australia

Imprint: Allen & Unwin

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 21.0mm

Width: 139.0mm

Height: 208.0mm

Weight: 400g

Pages: 320

About the Author

Eileen Ormsby is a lawyer, author and freelance journalist based in Melbourne. Her first book, Silk Road was the world's first in-depth expose of the black markets that operate on the dark web. Her gonzo-style investigations have led her deep into the secretive corners of the dark web where drugs and weapons dealers, hackers, hitmen and worse ply their trade. Many of these dark web interactions turned into real-world relationships, entanglements, hack attempts on her computer and even death threats from the dark web's most successful hitman network as she researched Darkest Web. She now lives a quiet life off-grid as much as possible.

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